I can’t believe that kind of weather we’ve been having in Shanghai lately. Our first year here was rain, rain, a bit more rain and finally a little rain thrown in for good measure! Lately, the skies have been blue so we decided to take advantage of this and head down to Dong Tai Lu for some shopping and site-seeing. I’m amazed at the progress they have made on the world’s tallest building (at least for 5 minutes). We captured this photo from the car with the sunroof open. The sun is hitting the Jin Mao in the background which I think is kind of cool!
We then made our way over the Dong Tai Lu to browse the real fake antiques! It’s fun to head down
there to practice my Chinese. I know my numbers, I know how to say “too expensive”, I know how to walk away with a smile on my face! I captured this great photo with old Shanghai meeting new Shanghai. The laundry is hanging outside of the old apartment while our Jeff and Daneah’s apartment is in the background on the top floor of the newer building. Even Maddie recognizes the waves on top of Jeff and Daneah’s apartment!
Maddie had to touch everything on this table and all of the others. I think it drove some shop owners slightly nuts, but most tried to sell her something. For the longest time, she has wanted a metal cricket
cage, but they are trying to charge and 120rmb for something that should cost 20-30rmb. Maddie usually so shy around people she doesn’t know, but ever since Amelia was born Maddie has been getting braver and braver. At the end of our shopping on Dong Tai Lu, one last shop owner was trying to sell her something that she didn’t want and she looked him square in eye and yelled BU YAO because he wouldn’t leave her alone. It was on the verge of being rude, but I was so gobsmacked and so proud of her at the same time – I just couldn’t stop laughing!!! This is turn made her laugh and scream BU YAO down the rest of street! Bu Yao
means I don’t want it by the way. Funny… she never says that in English!